The king sent his lady on the first Yule day, A papingo-aye; Wha learns my carol and carries it away? Pippin-go-aye or papingo-aye is a Scots word for parrot, though in Chambers edition of Popular Rhymes, it is…
Christmas in Scotland has the general reputation of being the lesser holiday in relation to the more popular Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve) celebrations. It could be argued that this can be traced back to the Scottish…
On the 4th January 1965 the University of St Andrews Computing Laboratory started a full-time computing service in St Andrews. In celebration of its Silver Jubilee in 1990, the Computing Lab issued a special supplement…
Work continues to improve the Main Library, however noisy work and drilling will pause during the revision and exam period. There should be no drilling after 8:30am each day. Once exams are finished, work will…
Thank you to everyone who left a comment and took part in the Halloween Library trick or treat feedback board in the Main Library. 106 post-it note comments were left! The top Library ‘treats’ were categorised as:…
It’s World Digital Preservation Day today, with the theme ‘Digits: for Good’. Wishing our colleagues at the DPC and those working to further Digital Preservation within our own institution much success in their…
On the 4th January 1965 the University of St Andrews Computing Laboratory started a full-time computing service in St Andrews. In celebration of its Silver Jubilee in 1990, the Computing Lab issued a special supplement…
Here are the new weekend opening times from Saturday 22 October: Main Library 10am until 10pm King James and St Mary’s 9:30am until 9pm Martyrs Thomson Reading Room 10am until 9:30pm From Saturday 29 October, the times…
In this final post by former students of the Mary Queen of Scots module, Fergus reflects on a composite edition of the Acts of the Scottish Parliament. Prior to the advent of the internet, keeping the public abreast of…
On the 4th January 1965 the University of St Andrews Computing Laboratory started a full-time computing service in St Andrews. In celebration of its Silver Jubilee in 1990, the Computing Lab issued a special supplement…